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Bhagavad-gitā  As It ls
[Ch. 6]
a pure devotee of the Lord and a  yogī  interested only in his personal elevation. The  yogī  who has withdrawn to a secluded place in order to meditate perfectly may not be as perfect as a devotee who is trying his best to turn every man toward Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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अर्जुन उवाच  ।।
योऽर्थं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन ।
एतस्याहंन पश्‍यामि चञ्चलत्वातिस्थतिं स्थिराम् ॥३३॥
arjuna uvāca
yo'yami yogas tvayā proktah
sāmyena madhusūdana
et asyāham na paśyāmi.
cañcalatvāt sthitim sthirām
arjunaḥ   uvāca —Arjuna said;  yaḥ —the system;  ayam —this;  yogaḥ —mysticism;  tvayā —by You;  proktaḥ —described;  sāmyena —generally;  madhusūdana —O killer of the demon Madhu;  etasya —of this;  aham —I;  na —do not;  paśyāmi —see;  cañcalatvāt —due to being restless;  sthitim —situation;  sthirām —stable.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: O Madhusūdana, the system of yoga which you have summarized appears impractical and unendurable to me, for the mind is restless and unsteady.
PURPORT
The system of mysticism described by Lord Krşna to Arjuna beginning with the words  śucau deśe  and ending with  yogī paramah  is here being rejected by Arjuna out of a feeling of inability. It is not possible for an ordinary man to leave home and go to a secluded place in the mountains or jungles to practice  yoga  in this age of Kali. The present age is characterized by a bitter struggle for a life of short duration. People are not serious about self-realization even by simple, practical means, and what to speak of this difficult  yoga  system, which regulates the mode of living, the manner of sitting, selection of place, and detachment of the mind from material engagements. As a practical man, Arjuna thought it was impossible